Controlling Marine Electronics Device

ABSTRACT

Various implementations described herein are directed to a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, may cause the computer to receive motion data or button input recorded by one or more motion sensors or one or more buttons on a wearable device. The computer may determine that the motion data or button input corresponds to a command for operating a marine electronics device. The computer may perform an action corresponding to the command on the marine electronics device.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional PatentApplication Ser. No. 61/868,444, filed Aug. 21, 2013 and titled FISHINGDATA COLLECTION AND USE, the disclosure of which is incorporated hereinby reference.

BACKGROUND

This section is intended to provide background information to facilitatea better understanding of various technologies described herein. As thesection's title implies, this is a discussion of related art. That suchart is related in no way implies that it is prior art. The related artmay or may not be prior art. It should therefore be understood that thestatements in this section are to be read in this light, and not asadmissions of prior art.

Various forms of data, such as marine electronics data, may be displayedusing a marine electronics device. Marine electronics data may include,for example, sonar data, chart data, radar data, or navigation data. Themarine electronics device may be positioned on a vessel. The operator ofa marine vessel may use a marine electronics device for navigation, tomonitor marine traffic, or for other purposes. A device that is easy tooperate and that provides data in an easy to follow format can provideadvantages to the vessel operator.

SUMMARY

Described herein are implementations of various technologies for amethod for determining that motion data or button input corresponds to acommand for operating a marine electronics device and performing anaction corresponding to the command. In one implementation, anon-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereoncomputer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer,cause the computer to perform various actions. The actions may includereceiving motion data or button input recorded by one or more motionsensors or one or more buttons on a wearable device. The actions mayinclude determining that the motion data or button input corresponds toa command for operating a marine electronics device. The actions mayalso include performing an action corresponding to the command on themarine electronics device.

Described herein are also implementations of various technologies for amethod for receiving a command for operating a marine electronics devicefrom a wearable device. In one implementation, a non-transitorycomputer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executableinstructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer toperform various actions. The actions may include receiving a command foroperating a marine electronics device from a wearable device, whereinthe command was determined by the wearable device in response todetecting motion data or button input using motion sensors or buttonsdisposed on the wearable device. The actions may also include performingan action corresponding to the command on the marine electronics device.

Described herein are also implementations of various technologies for amethod for determining that button input, motion data, or combinationsthereof corresponds to a command for operating a marine electronicsdevice and transmitting the command. In one implementation, anon-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereoncomputer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer,cause the computer to perform various actions. The actions may includereceiving button input, motion data or combinations thereof from one ormore motion sensors or buttons on a wearable device. The actions mayinclude determining that the button input, motion data or combinationsthereof corresponds to a command for operating a marine electronicsdevice. The actions may also include transmitting the command to themarine electronics device.

Described herein are also implementations of various technologies for amethod for receiving button input or motion data and wirelesslytransmitting the button input or motion data to a marine electronicsdevice. In one implementation, a non-transitory computer-readable mediumhaving stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, whenexecuted by a computer, cause the computer to perform various actions.The actions may include receiving button input or motion data recordedby one or more motion sensors or one or more buttons on a wearabledevice, wherein the button input or motion data corresponds to a commandfor operating a marine electronics device. The actions may also includewirelessly transmitting the button input or motion data to a marineelectronics device.

The above referenced summary section is provided to introduce aselection of concepts in a simplified form that are further describedbelow in the detailed description section. The summary is not intendedto identify key features or essential features of the claimed subjectmatter, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the claimedsubject matter. Furthermore, the claimed subject matter is not limitedto implementations that solve any or all disadvantages noted in any partof this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Implementations of various techniques will hereafter be described withreference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood,however, that the accompanying drawings illustrate only the variousimplementations described herein and are not meant to limit the scope ofvarious techniques described herein.

FIG. 1A illustrates a wearable device in accordance with implementationsof various techniques described herein.

FIG. 1B illustrates a block diagram of the wearable device 100 inaccordance with various implementations described herein.

FIG. 2 is a flow diagram for a method of controlling a marineelectronics device using motion commands in accordance withimplementations of various techniques described herein.

FIG. 3 illustrates using motion commands to control a marine electronicsdevice in accordance with implementations of various techniquesdescribed herein.

FIG. 4 is a flow diagram for a method of controlling a marineelectronics device using button input in accordance with implementationsof various techniques described herein.

FIG. 5 illustrates using button commands to control a marine electronicsdevice in accordance with implementations of various techniquesdescribed herein.

FIG. 6 illustrates a schematic diagram of a computing system in whichthe various technologies described herein may be incorporated andpracticed.

FIG. 7 illustrates a schematic of a marine electronics device inaccordance with implementations of various techniques described herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The discussion below is directed to certain specific implementations. Itis to be understood that the discussion below is only for the purpose ofenabling a person with ordinary skill in the art to make and use anysubject matter defined now or later by the patent “claims” found in anyissued patent herein.

It is specifically intended that the claimed invention not be limited tothe implementations and illustrations contained herein, but includemodified forms of those implementations including portions of theimplementations and combinations of elements of differentimplementations as come within the scope of the following claims. Itshould be appreciated that in the development of any such actualimplementation, as in any engineering or design project, numerousimplementation-specific decisions must be made to achieve thedevelopers' specific goals, such as compliance with system-related andbusiness related constraints, which may vary from one implementation toanother. Moreover, it should be appreciated that such a developmenteffort might be complex and time consuming, but would nevertheless be aroutine undertaking of design, fabrication, and manufacture for those ofordinary skill having the benefit of this disclosure. Nothing in thisapplication is considered critical or essential to the claimed inventionunless explicitly indicated as being “critical” or “essential.”

Reference will now be made in detail to various implementations,examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings andfigures. In the following detailed description, numerous specificdetails are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding ofthe present disclosure. However, it will be apparent to one of ordinaryskill in the art that the present disclosure may be practiced withoutthese specific details. In other instances, well-known methods,procedures, components, circuits and networks have not been described indetail so as not to unnecessarily obscure aspects of the embodiments.

It will also be understood that, although the terms first, second, etc.may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements shouldnot be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguishone element from another. For example, a first object or step could betermed a second object or step, and, similarly, a second object or stepcould be termed a first object or step, without departing from the scopeof the invention. The first object or step, and the second object orstep, are both objects or steps, respectively, but they are not to beconsidered the same object or step.

The terminology used in the description of the present disclosure hereinis for the purpose of describing particular implementations only and isnot intended to be limiting of the present disclosure. As used in thedescription of the present disclosure and the appended claims, thesingular forms “a,” “an” and “the” are intended to include the pluralforms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It willalso be understood that the term “and/or” as used herein refers to andencompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of theassociated listed items. It will be further understood that the terms“includes,” “including,” “comprises” and/or “comprising,” when used inthis specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers,steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude thepresence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps,operations, elements, components and/or groups thereof.

As used herein, the term “if” may be construed to mean “when” or “upon”or “in response to determining” or “in response to detecting,” dependingon the context. Similarly, the phrase “if it is determined” or “if [astated condition or event] is detected” may be construed to mean “upondetermining” or “in response to determining” or “upon detecting [thestated condition or event]” or “in response to detecting [the statedcondition or event],” depending on the context. As used herein, theterms “up” and “down”; “upper” and “lower”; “upwardly” and “downwardly”;“below” and “above”; and other similar terms indicating relativepositions above or below a given point or element may be used inconnection with some implementations of various technologies describedherein.

Various implementations of input for marine electronics described hereinwill now be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 1-7.

Wearable Device

A fisherman may wear a wearable device that captures motion data andbutton input to determine when a cast has been made, or any otherfishing event has occurred. The wearable device may also be used forother purposes, for instance, wirelessly controlling a marineelectronics device. Accordingly, FIG. 1A illustrates a wearable device100 in accordance with various implementations described herein. Thewearable device 100 may be worn around the fisherman's arm or wrist. Inan alternate implementation, a wearable device may be attached to a cordand worn around a fisherman's neck.

The wearable device 100 may be made of a combination of plastics andrubbers, or of any other synthetic material. The wearable device 100 mayalso be waterproof. The wearable device 100 may include a clasp, oranother mechanism to aid in removal of the wearable device 100 from auser's arm. The wearable device 100 may include one or more buttons 110.Although the wearable device is described as a band, the wearable devicemay be a watch, pair of eyeglasses, or any other device that can be wornor attached to the body or clothing.

FIG. 1B illustrates a block diagram of the wearable device 100 inaccordance with various implementations described herein. As shown inFIG. 1B, the wearable device 100 may include a computer 130 and at leastone motion sensor 120. The at least one motion sensor 120 may includeone or more accelerometers, gyroscopes, muscle activity sensors, anyother motion sensor, or any combination of motion sensors. The at leastone motion sensor 120 is configured to capture motion data.

In one implementation, the computer 130, described in more detail inFIG. 6, may be loaded with software to detect commands for operating amarine electronics device. The commands may be detected using thebuttons 110, the motion sensor 120, or both. For example, if a userpresses a button 110 on the wearable device 100, the wearable device 100may transmit a command to a marine electronics device 700, furtherdescribed in FIG. 7.

The wearable device may further include a display 150. The display maybe a series of Light Emitting Diodes (LED). The display may be a LiquidCrystal Display (LCD).

The wearable device 100 may also include wireless technology, such asBluetooth, Wi-Fi, cellular technology such as GSM or CDMA, satellitecommunication, or any other wireless technology. In one implementation,the wearable device 100 may be connected wirelessly to the marineelectronics device 700. In another implementation, the wearable device100 may be connected to any computer system, including a portablecomputer system, a smart phone device, a remote server, a cloud serverand the like. It should be understood that the wearable device 100 maybe connected to any device with a wireless connection, e.g., a datalogging device.

FIG. 2 is a flow diagram for a method 200 of controlling a marineelectronics device using motion commands in accordance withimplementations of various techniques described herein. In oneimplementation, method 200 may be performed by the computer 130 in thewearable device 100. In another implementation, portions of method 200may be performed by any computer system 600, including a portablecomputer system, a smart phone device, a remote server, a marineelectronics device 700, a cloud server and the like. It should beunderstood that while method 200 indicates a particular order ofexecution of operations, in some implementations, certain portions ofthe operations might be executed in a different order, and on differentsystems. Further, in some implementations, additional operations orsteps may be added to the method 200. Likewise, some operations or stepsmay be omitted.

At block 210, method 200 may detect motion. The motion may be detectedby motion sensors 120 in the wearable device 100. As described above,the motion sensors 120 may be accelerometers, in which case the motionmay be detected using accelerometer data. For example, if a user iswearing the wearable device 100 on their wrist, the user may move theirwrist, and the wrist motion may then be detected by the motion sensors120.

At block 220, method 200 may determine whether the motion detected atblock 210 corresponds to a command for operating the marine electronicsdevice 700. The detected command may include commands given to controlthe marine electronics device 700 during a fishing trip, or whilefishing, such as add waypoint, add a waypoint corresponding to thelocation where a fish is caught, take a screenshot, commands given tocontrol an autopilot, change pages or alternate displays, view charts,view sonar, start and finish sonar logs, zoom in or out, or any othercommands for controlling the marine electronics device 700. Any command,or any subset of commands, that can be given through a button,touchscreen, or other input used by a marine electronics device 700 maybe given using a motion command.

The motion command may be a predefined motion that corresponds to aparticular command. The motions may include rotating the wearable device100, moving the wearable device 100 in a specified direction, shakingthe wearable device 100, or any other motions. For example, rotating thewearable device 100 in a clockwise direction may correspond to zoomingin, and rotating the wearable device 100 in a counterclockwise directionmay correspond to zooming out. In one implementation, a user may be ableto select the action on the marine electronics device 700 thatcorresponds to the motion command.

At block 230, method 200 may perform an action corresponding to thecommand determined at block 220. For example, if the motion detectedcorresponds to a command for alternating displays, the marineelectronics device 700 may then alternate the display on the marineelectronics device 700.

In one implementation, blocks 210 and 220 may be performed by a wearabledevice, such as wearable device 100, and block 230 may be performed bythe marine electronics device 700. In another implementation, block 210may be performed by the wearable device 100, and blocks 220 and 230 maybe performed by the marine electronics device 700.

FIG. 3 illustrates an example of using motion commands to control amarine electronics device in accordance with implementations of varioustechniques described herein. At block 310, a fisherman named Bubba isfishing while using the marine electronics device 700. Bubba wants totake a screenshot of the information displayed on the marine electronicsdevice 700.

At block 320, Bubba waves his arm in a predefined manner thatcorresponds to a command for taking a screenshot. For example, Bubba mayrotate his wrist forwards. The wearable device on Bubba's wrist maydetect the rotating motion and determine that the motion corresponds toa command for taking a screenshot. At block 330, the marine electronicsdevice 700 receives the command to take a screenshot and records animage file corresponding to the marine electronic device's display.

FIG. 4 is a flow diagram for a method 400 of controlling a marineelectronics device using button input in accordance with implementationsof various techniques described herein. In one implementation, method400 may be performed by the computer 130 in the wearable device 100. Inanother implementation, portions of method 400 may be performed by anycomputer system 600, including a portable computer system, a smart phonedevice, a remote server, a marine electronics device 700, a cloud serverand the like. It should be understood that while method 400 indicates aparticular order of execution of operations, in some implementations,certain portions of the operations might be executed in a differentorder, and on different systems. Further, in some implementations,additional operations or steps may be added to the method 400. Likewise,some operations or steps may be omitted.

At block 410, method 400 may receive button input from a wearabledevice. The button input may be input from buttons 110 in a wearabledevice 100. The button input may be a single button press, or a seriesof button presses. Additionally, the button input may include the lengthof time during which one or more buttons were pressed.

At block 420, method 400 may determine whether the button input receivedat block 410 corresponds to a command for operating a marine electronicsdevice 700. The detected command may include commands given to control amarine electronics device 700 during a fishing trip, or while fishing,such as add waypoint, add a waypoint corresponding to the location wherea fish is caught, take a screenshot, commands given to control anautopilot, change pages or alternate displays, view charts, view sonar,start and finish sonar logs, zoom in or out, or any other commands forcontrolling the marine electronics device 700. Any command, or anysubset of commands, that can be given through a button, touchscreen, orother input used by a marine electronics device 700 may be given usingbutton input from a wearable device.

The button input may be a predefined button or buttons that correspondto a command for controlling the marine electronics device 700. Forexample, pressing a first button 110 on a wearable device 100 maycorrespond to increasing the speed of an autopilot, while pressing asecond button 110 on the wearable device 100 may correspond todecreasing the speed of an autopilot. In one implementation, a user maybe able to select the action on a marine electronics device 700 thatcorresponds to a button input.

At block 430, method 400 may perform an action corresponding to thecommand determined at block 420. For example, if the button inputcorresponds to a command for starting a sonar log, the marineelectronics device 700 may then start a sonar log on the marineelectronics device 700.

In one implementation, blocks 410 and 420 may be performed by a wearabledevice, such as wearable device 100, and block 430 may be performed by amarine electronics device 700. In another implementation, block 410 maybe performed by the wearable device 100, and blocks 420 and 430 may beperformed by a marine electronics device 700.

FIG. 5 illustrates an example of using button commands to control amarine electronics device in accordance with implementations of varioustechniques described herein. At block 510, a fisherman named Bubba isfishing while using the marine electronics device 700. Bubba wants toset a waypoint on the marine electronics device 700 at the currentlocation of the vessel.

At block 520, Bubba presses a button 110 on the wearable device 100. Inone implementation, the wearable device 100 determines that the buttonpress corresponds to a command for setting a waypoint. The wearabledevice 100 then transmits the command to the marine electronics device700. In another implementation the wearable device 100 transmits arecord of the button press to the marine electronics device 700. Themarine electronics device 700 then determines that the button inputcorresponds to a command for setting a waypoint. In bothimplementations, the marine electronics device 700 then sets a waypoint.The marine electronics device 700 may then transmit the waypoint to acloud software service.

Although described separately, in certain instances methods 200 and 400may be combined, i.e., certain commands may be given by using bothbuttons and motion. For example, a user may give a motion command to adda waypoint, and then press a button to select a specific type ofwaypoint. The combined method may detect both the motion and the buttoninput, and determine that the motion and button input corresponds to acommand for operating a marine electronics device.

Computing System

Implementations of various technologies described herein may beoperational with numerous general purpose or special purpose computingsystem environments or configurations. Examples of well-known computingsystems, environments, and/or configurations that may be suitable foruse with the various technologies described herein include, but are notlimited to, personal computers, server computers, hand-held or laptopdevices, multiprocessor systems, microprocessor-based systems, set topboxes, programmable consumer electronics, network PCs, minicomputers,mainframe computers, smart phones, tablets, wearable computers, cloudcomputing systems, virtual computers, marine electronics devices, andthe like.

The various technologies described herein may be implemented in thegeneral context of computer-executable instructions, such as programmodules, being executed by a computer. Generally, program modulesinclude routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc.that performs particular tasks or implement particular abstract datatypes. Further, each program module may be implemented in its own way,and all need not be implemented the same way. While program modules mayall execute on a single computing system, it should be appreciated that,in some implementations, program modules may be implemented on separatecomputing systems or devices adapted to communicate with one another. Aprogram module may also be some combination of hardware and softwarewhere particular tasks performed by the program module may be doneeither through hardware, software, or both.

The various technologies described herein may be implemented in thecontext of marine electronics, such as devices found in marine vesselsand/or navigation systems. Ship instruments and equipment may beconnected to the computing systems described herein for executing one ormore navigation technologies. As such, the computing systems may beconfigured to operate using sonar, radar, GPS and like technologies.

The various technologies described herein may also be implemented indistributed computing environments where tasks are performed by remoteprocessing devices that are linked through a communications network,e.g., by hardwired links, wireless links, or combinations thereof. In adistributed computing environment, program modules may be located inboth local and remote computer storage media including memory storagedevices.

FIG. 6 illustrates a computer system 600 into which implementations ofvarious technologies and techniques described herein may be implemented.Computing system 600 may be a conventional desktop, a handheld device, awearable device, a controller, a personal digital assistant, a servercomputer, an electronic device/instrument, a laptop, a tablet, or partof a navigation system, marine electronics, or sonar system. It shouldbe noted, however, that other computer system configurations may beused.

The computing system 600 may include a central processing unit (CPU)630, a system memory 626 and a system bus 628 that couples varioussystem components including the system memory 626 to the CPU 630.Although only one CPU 630 is illustrated in FIG. 6, it should beunderstood that in some implementations the computing system 600 mayinclude more than one CPU 630.

The CPU 630 can include a microprocessor, a microcontroller, aprocessor, a programmable integrated circuit, or a combination thereof.The CPU 630 can comprise an off-the-shelf processor such as a ReducedInstruction Set Computer (RISC), including an Advanced RISC Machine(ARM) processor, or a Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages(MIPS) processor, or a combination thereof. The CPU 630 may also includea proprietary processor. The CPU may include a multi-core processor.

The CPU 630 may provide output data to a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)631. The GPU 631 may generate graphical user interfaces that present theoutput data. The GPU 631 may also provide objects, such as menus, in thegraphical user interface. A user may provide inputs by interacting withthe objects. The GPU 631 may receive the inputs from interaction withthe objects and provide the inputs to the CPU 630. In oneimplementation, the CPU 630 may perform the tasks of the GPU 631. Avideo adapter 632 may be provided to convert graphical data into signalsfor a monitor 634. The monitor 634 includes a screen 605. The screen 605can be sensitive to heat or touching (now collectively referred to as a“touch screen”). In one implementation, the computer system 600 may notinclude a monitor 634.

The GPU 631 may be a microprocessor specifically designed to manipulateand implement computer graphics. The CPU 630 may offload work to the GPU631. The GPU 631 may have its own graphics memory, and/or may haveaccess to a portion of the system memory 626. As with the CPU 630, theGPU 631 may include one or more processing units, and each processingunit may include one or more cores.

The system bus 628 may be any of several types of bus structures,including a memory bus or memory controller, a peripheral bus, and alocal bus using any of a variety of bus architectures. By way ofexample, and not limitation, such architectures include IndustryStandard Architecture (ISA) bus, Micro Channel Architecture (MCA) bus,Enhanced ISA (EISA) bus, Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA)local bus, and Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus also known asMezzanine bus. The system memory 626 may include a read only memory(ROM) 612 and a random access memory (RAM) 616. A basic input/outputsystem (BIOS) 614, containing the basic routines that help transferinformation between elements within the computing system 600, such asduring start-up, may be stored in the ROM 612. The computing system maybe implemented using a printed circuit board containing variouscomponents including processing units, data storage memory, andconnectors.

Certain implementations may be configured to be connected to a GPSand/or a sonar system. The GPS and/or sonar system may be connected viathe network interface 644 or Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface 642.In one implementation, the computing system 600, the monitor 634, thescreen 605 and buttons may be integrated into a console.

The computing system 600 may further include a hard disk drive 636 forreading from and writing to a hard disk 650, a memory card reader 652for reading from and writing to a removable memory card 656 and anoptical disk drive 654 for reading from and writing to a removableoptical disk 658, such as a CD ROM, DVD ROM or other optical media. Thehard disk drive 650, the memory card reader 652 and the optical diskdrive 654 may be connected to the system bus 628 by a hard disk driveinterface 636, a memory card interface 638 and an optical driveinterface 640, respectively. The drives and their associatedcomputer-readable media may provide nonvolatile storage ofcomputer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules andother data for the computing system 600.

Although the computing system 600 is described herein as having a harddisk 650, a removable memory card 656 and a removable optical disk 658,it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the computingsystem 600 may also include other types of computer-readable media thatmay be accessed by a computer. For example, such computer-readable mediamay include computer storage media and communication media. Computerstorage media may include volatile and non-volatile, and removable andnon-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storageof information, such as computer-readable instructions, data structures,program modules or other data. Computer storage media may furtherinclude RAM, ROM, erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM),electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), flashmemory or other solid state memory technology, including a Solid StateDisk (SSD), CD-ROM, digital versatile disks (DVD), or other opticalstorage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage orother magnetic storage devices, or any other medium which can be used tostore the desired information and which can be accessed by the computingsystem 600. Communication media may embody computer readableinstructions, data structures, program modules or other data in amodulated data signal, such as a carrier wave or other transportmechanism and may include any information delivery media. By way ofexample, and not limitation, communication media may include wired mediasuch as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless mediasuch as acoustic, RF, infrared and other wireless media. The computingsystem 600 may also include a host adapter 633 that connects to astorage device 635 via a small computer system interface (SCSI) bus, aFiber Channel bus, an eSATA bus, or using any other applicable computerbus interface. The computing system 600 can also be connected to arouter 664 to establish a wide area network (WAN) 666 with one or moreremote computers 674. The router 664 may be connected to the system bus628 via a network interface 644. The remote computers 674 can alsoinclude hard disks 672 that store application programs 670.

In another implementation, the computing system 600 may also connect toone or more remote computers 674 via local area network (LAN) 676 or theWAN 666. When using a LAN networking environment, the computing system600 may be connected to the LAN 676 through the network interface oradapter 644. The LAN 676 may be implemented via a wired connection or awireless connection. The LAN 676 may be implemented using Wi-Fitechnology, cellular technology, or any other implementation known tothose skilled in the art. The network interface 644 may also utilizeremote access technologies (e.g., Remote Access Service (RAS), VirtualPrivate Networking (VPN), Secure Socket Layer (SSL), Layer 2 Tunneling(L2T), or any other suitable protocol). These remote access technologiesmay be implemented in connection with the remote computers 674. It willbe appreciated that the network connections shown are exemplary andother means of establishing a communications link between the computersystems may be used. The network interface 644 may also include digitalcellular networks, Bluetooth, or any other wireless network interface.

A number of program modules may be stored on the hard disk 650, memorycard 656, optical disk 658, ROM 612 or RAM 616, including an operatingsystem 618, one or more application programs 620, program data 624 and adatabase system. The one or more application programs 620 may containprogram instructions configured to perform methods 200 or 300 accordingto various implementations described herein. The operating system 618may be any suitable operating system that may control the operation of anetworked personal or server computer, such as Windows® XP, Mac OS® X,Unix-variants (e.g., Linux® and BSD®), Android®, iOS®, and the like.

A user may enter commands and information into the computing system 600through input devices such as a keyboard 662 and pointing device. Otherinput devices may include a microphone, joystick, game pad, satellitedish, scanner, user input button, wearable device, or the like. Theseand other input devices may be connected to the CPU 630 through a USBinterface 642 coupled to system bus 628, but may be connected by otherinterfaces, such as a parallel port, Bluetooth or a game port. A monitor605 or other type of display device may also be connected to system bus628 via an interface, such as a video adapter 632. In addition to themonitor 634, the computing system 600 may further include otherperipheral output devices such as speakers and printers.

Marine Electronics Device

FIG. 7 illustrates a schematic diagram of a marine electronics device700 in accordance with various implementations described herein. Themarine electronics device 700 includes a screen 705. In certainimplementations, the screen 705 may be sensitive to touching by afinger. In other implementations, the screen 705 may be sensitive to thebody heat from the finger, a stylus, or responsive to a mouse. Thedevice 700 may display marine electronic data 715. The marine electronicdata types 715 may include chart data, radar data, sonar data, steeringdata, dashboard data, navigation data, fishing data, and the like. Themarine electronics device 700 may also include a plurality of buttons720, which may be either physical buttons or virtual buttons, or acombination thereof. The marine electronics device 700 may receive inputthrough a screen 705 sensitive to touch, buttons 720, or voice commands.The marine electronics device 700 may receive input wirelessly by awearable device, such as wearable device 100.

While the foregoing is directed to implementations of various techniquesdescribed herein, other and further implementations may be devisedwithout departing from the basic scope thereof, which may be determinedby the claims that follow.

Although the subject matter has been described in language specific tostructural features and/or methodological acts, it is to be understoodthat the subject matter defined in the appended claims is notnecessarily limited to the specific features or acts described above.Rather, the specific features and acts described above are disclosed asexample forms of implementing the claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium havingstored thereon a plurality of computer-executable instructions which,when executed by a computer, cause the computer to: receive motion dataor button input recorded by one or more motion sensors or one or morebuttons on a wearable device; determine that the motion data or buttoninput corresponds to a command for operating a marine electronicsdevice; and perform an action corresponding to the command on the marineelectronics device.
 2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium ofclaim 1, wherein the command for operating the marine electronics deviceis a command for adding a waypoint, taking a screenshot, selecting analternate display, controlling an autopilot, changing pages, viewing achart, viewing sonar, starting or finishing sonar logs, or zooming in orout.
 3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, whereinthe motion data or button input is wirelessly transmitted by thewearable device.
 4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim1, wherein the one or more motion sensors comprise one or moreaccelerometers.
 5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim1, wherein the motion data comprises accelerometer data.
 6. Thenon-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the motiondata comprise accelerometer data recorded in response to rotating thewearable device.
 7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim1, wherein the instructions that cause the computer to determine thatthe motion data correspond to the command for operating the marineelectronics device comprise instructions that cause the computer todetermine that the motion data correspond to a predetermined motion. 8.The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 2, wherein thecomputer-executable instructions further cause the computer to:determine a location of the marine electronics device; and store thewaypoint corresponding to the location of the marine electronics device.9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein thecomputer-executable instructions further cause the computer to transmitthe waypoint to a cloud software service.
 10. The non-transitorycomputer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the button input comprisesa length of time during which a button was pressed.
 11. A non-transitorycomputer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality ofcomputer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer,cause the computer to: receive a command for operating a marineelectronics device from a wearable device, wherein the command wasdetermined by the wearable device in response to detecting motion dataor button input using motion sensors or buttons disposed on the wearabledevice; and perform an action corresponding to the command on the marineelectronics device.
 12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium ofclaim 11, wherein the command is configured to add a waypoint, take ascreenshot, select an alternate display, control an autopilot, changepages, view a chart, view sonar, start or finish sonar logs, or zoom inor out.
 13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having storedthereon a plurality of computer-executable instructions which, whenexecuted by a computer, cause the computer to: receive button input,motion data or combinations thereof from one or more motion sensors orbuttons on a wearable device; determine that the button input, motiondata or combinations thereof corresponds to a command for operating amarine electronics device; and transmit the command to the marineelectronics device.
 14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium ofclaim 13, wherein the one or more motion sensors comprise one or moreaccelerometers.
 15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim13, wherein the instructions that cause the computer to determine thatthe button input, motion data or combinations thereof corresponds to thecommand for operating the marine electronics device compriseinstructions that cause the computer to determine that the button input,motion data or combinations thereof corresponds to a predeterminedmotion.
 16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13,wherein the command for operating a marine electronics device is acommand for adding a waypoint, taking a screenshot, selecting analternate display, controlling an autopilot, changing pages, viewing achart, viewing sonar, starting or finishing sonar logs, or zooming in orout.
 17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13,wherein the command is transmitted wirelessly to the marine electronicsdevice.
 18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having storedthereon a plurality of computer-executable instructions which, whenexecuted by a computer, cause the computer to: receive button input ormotion data recorded by one or more motion sensors or one or morebuttons on a wearable device, wherein the button input or motion datacorresponds to a command for operating a marine electronics device; andwirelessly transmit the button input or motion data to a marineelectronics device.
 19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium ofclaim 18, wherein the one or more motion sensors comprise one or moreaccelerometers.
 20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim18, wherein the command is configured to add a waypoint, take ascreenshot, select an alternate display, control an autopilot, changepages, view a chart, view sonar, start or finish sonar logs, or zoom inor out.